Assassin Snail – Your Friendly Neighborhood Pest Control 🐌🔪

Scientific Name: Clea helena
Category: Freshwater Invertebrates

🐚 Stealth Mode: Activated

Don’t let the swirled yellow-and-brown candy-striped shell fool you—this snail means business. The Assassin Snail (Clea helena) is your tank’s secret weapon against pest snail infestations, patrolling the substrate like a tiny, patient predator. With stealth and strategy, it burrows into the sand and lies in wait… until a clueless pond snail wanders too close. Then—bam!—nature’s tiniest hitman strikes.

Native to Southeast Asia, Assassin Snails are peaceful toward shrimp, fish, and plants, but deadly efficient against unwanted snails like ramshorns, bladder snails, and Malaysian trumpet snails. They’re also wonderfully decorative, adding a pop of striped character to any freshwater setup.

🐌 What to Expect:

• Shell: Cone-shaped with alternating yellow and dark brown bands

• Size: Up to 1 inch (2.5 cm)

• Behavior: Burrowing ambush predator

• Lifespan: 2–3 years

• Reproduction: Lays eggs; slow to reproduce in typical home aquariums

💧 Care & Conditions:

• Temp: 72–82°F (22–28°C)

• pH: 7.0–8.2 (prefers harder water)

• Substrate: Sand or fine gravel (for burrowing)

• Diet: Other snails, leftover food, protein-rich sinking pellets

• Tank Size: 5+ gallons (for one; more if you want a task force)

✅ Why You’ll Love It:

• Keeps pest snail populations under control

• Does not harm shrimp, plants, or peaceful tankmates

• Beautiful shell adds ornamental flair

• Low-maintenance and hardy

• Great for bio-balanced aquascapes

🎁 Bonus Tip:

After pest snails are under control, supplement with protein-rich foods like bloodworms or shrimp pellets—a hungry assassin will still want a mission! 🐌💀

Want to control their population naturally? Feed sparingly and add Assassin Snails if needed—they'll keep things balanced without harming your plants or shrimp. 🐌🔄

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Size: Juvenile/Adult

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